Butterflies are flying all over our neighborhood these days. And it’s no wonder. We’re right in the middle of spring and, down here, that means the typical six months of summer is on the way. Which means we’ll be seeing butterflies in the yard for weeks to come! So I thought we’d try a fun,Keep Reading…

Summer is on the way! And I, for one, am thrilled. Summer is my very favorite season. My very favorite. I don’t care that it’s super hot down here in Georgia. I don’t care that the mosquitoes are out in full force. The sun shines all day and (almost) all evening and that makes meKeep Reading…

We’ve been working to help our kids memorize addition facts for the past few weeks, so I thought I’d make a new set of free printable flashcards: addition flashcards 0-10! But the thing about addition facts is that they’re pretty boring, right? Naturally, I had to add a little fun to these cards. What’s more funKeep Reading…

Now that we’re winding down first grade with Roo (yay!), I’ve been looking through the math objectives to make sure we touch on as many topics as possible. One of the major math concepts we still had to discuss was: measurement. For Roo, though, life begins and ends with movement. So I wanted to makeKeep Reading…

If I want my boys to learn anything at all, I just have to find a way to include basketball. They are big fans of the sport and they love everything B-ball related. So when I was ready for them to practice multiplication facts, I thought “What better way to get them interested than toKeep Reading…

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand® for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. Since we are teaching multiple children with attention issues, we always try to make our school lessons as fun and engaging as possible. Particularly when it comes to math. Math is one of thoseKeep Reading…

I just love teaching early math skills. There’s nothing like helping little ones learn to make sense of numbers and count from one to ten. It just makes my heart smile when their little eyes light up. And then when they start counting EVERY SINGLE THING on Earth. That’s pretty good, too. To make learningKeep Reading…

I am in the small group of people who actually enjoy solving arithmetic problems. When I was young, I would doodle math problems in my notebook in my spare time. My kids, though, aren’t big fans of arithmetic, unless I can make it fun. So instead of just giving them a sheet of problems to solve,Keep Reading…

Springtime is just around the corner? Can you feel it? I absolutely adore spring. The earth starts waking up, the birds come back to roost, and the plants around us begin to bloom again! And….it’s also rainy. But no rain, no flowers, right? Our youngest child is working on basic addition this year and we’reKeep Reading…

Our smallest learner has been recognizing numbers for years. She can count all the way to 100 and she is so proud to tell you about it. Every. Single. Chance. She. Gets. But I noticed that she needed a little more help recognizing number words, so I wanted to make learning that as fun asKeep Reading…

Both Pooh and Roo will be learning about fractions this year in 2nd and 1st grade, so I thought I’d make them some printable fraction flash cards to help them learn to recognize common fractions and memorize them quickly. So, of course, I’m sharing them with my readers today! This is the latest entry inKeep Reading…

My boys aren’t that interested in long math lessons. Actually, they’re not that interested in long lessons in any subject. (Pretty typical for 8 and 7 year olds, right?) And since my youngest son is living with ADHD, it’s a real challenge to get him to sit still for much of anything, especially math practice. OverKeep Reading…

When we start a new homeschool year, I’m always interested to see how my kids respond to the math curriculum I choose. Since we’re teaching kids with ADHD, I try to use various kinds of curriculum to see what works best for their attention spans and their difficulties with concentration. So when I first discoveredKeep Reading…

We’re about a month out for spring, but I’m ready for it NOW. Today, I’m excited to share a brand new set of spring worksheets for kids: Flower Repeated Addition Worksheets that are absolutely FREE! I’ve been working on the concept of multiplication with my boys this year. Once you get the idea that multiplicationKeep Reading…

We are huge basketball fans. My husband played basketball in high school and all of us love to watch games whenever we get a chance. So – for my kids who are sports lovers, but aren’t necessarily math lovers, I thought I’d make a new set of free printable flashcards – basketball free skip countingKeep Reading…

My youngest son is a bit of a challenge when it comes to teaching math. He has ADHD, so he’s super active and his attention span is extremely short. He likes math in general, but when it’s time to do some actual work, he tends to whine, tune out, and get frustrated. So I was excited toKeep Reading…

Now that spring is finally here and the pollen is (somewhat) subsiding, my kids have been itching to get outdoors! So it was a great time to link up with the Early Elementary Blogging Team to share some fun ideas for outdoor learning. Math has been an issue in our family, especially since several ofKeep Reading…

We actually had a chance of snow flurries in our forecast this week! In Georgia, that’s a huge deal. A chance of snow flurries means a state of emergency. Turns out that we didn’t actually get any snow, which was disappointing to my kids. But we kept the snowy theme going with a fun paper snowflakeKeep Reading…

Roo is currently working his way through his first grade math objectives and it’s time to talk about reading and creating simple bar graphs. And what better way to learn just about any math skill than by using LEGO? I’m joining up with the Early Elementary Blogging Team to share fun LEGO activities for kids inKeep Reading…

Are you an educator or parent with a frustrated child who is attempting to memorize the multiplication tables? Read on! Hundreds of kids have learned their times tables in an hour using a very fun & easy to understand animated video. The Times Tales DVD is a two-part video series that uses stories to teach multiplicationKeep Reading…

Do your kids move and wiggle and jump around during school lessons? Mine too! Naturally, that’s par for the course when you’re raising kids with ADHD. But there are lots of kids who don’t have ADHD and are still active learners. Here’s the problem: Teaching math generally requires concentration and wiggly kids tend to haveKeep Reading…